Joseph
Wilson
Fifer
Born in Staunton, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Fifer
and Mary (Daniels) Fifer
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 97
in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Jul 2015
This page has been accessed 510 times.
| Preceded by 14th Governor Richard J. Oglesby |
Joseph W. Fifer 19th Governor of Illinois  |
Succeeded by 20th Governor John Peter Altgeld |
Biography
Joseph Fifer is Notable.
Joseph Fifer served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 15, 1861
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. C 33 Reg. Illinois
Enlisted: Aug 15, 1861
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. C 33 Reg. Illinois
Joseph was born in 1840 in Virginia.[1] He is the son of John Fifer and Mary Daniels.
He attended Wesleyan College in Bloomington, Indiana where among his classmates was Charles Jones, later the famous frontiersman "Buffalo" Jones.[2]
He passed away in 1938 in Illinois.[3][4]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65T-F71 : Thu Oct 05 21:56:34 UTC 2023), Entry for John S Fifer and Mary Fifer, 1850.
- ↑ Inman, Henry Col., Buffalo Jones Forty Years of Adventure, 1899, Crane & Co, Topeka, p 27
- ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3V3-62H : 25 April 2022), Joseph W. Fifer, 1938.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6626269/joseph-wilson-fifer: accessed 27 October 2023), memorial page for Joseph Wilson Fifer (28 Oct 1840–6 Aug 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6626269, citing Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
See also:
- Joseph W. Fifer on Wikipedia
- "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHZ1-BWR : 24 March 2016), Joseph Fifer, 1866.
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